Can someone tell me how to replace this part? It has gone out twice before on this Jenn-Air side-by-side and now is doing the same thing (freezer frosts up and neither freezer nor frig are cold enough). Is this something I can repair myself?

THREE times in less than 9 years!?!?! Is this common?

Joe / APP Team

02-28-2011 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by dj okay
(Post 129434)

Can someone tell me how to replace this part? It has gone out twice before on this Jenn-Air side-by-side and now is doing the same thing (freezer frosts up and neither freezer nor frig are cold enough). Is this something I can repair myself?

THREE times in less than 9 years!?!?! Is this common?

DJ,

Yes,
This is a repair you should be able to perform yourself.

(See the instructions below).

As for failure rate, in the beginning, it was rather high.

But they have, made many updates and improvements over the years.
( the replacement board , may not look like your present control, at all, but it will work).

When you perform the repair, you should check all the wires, and connections on the new control board,

(Something I do, take some di electric grease, and put a thin coat on both sides of the connector( pin side and wire insertion side) then plug it onto the new board)and clean up any residue.

With an on going problem, like yours, you may also want to check the wattage and amperage of the compressor when it is running in a cooling mode, or at least the voltage.

Voltage should be a minimum of 107 VAC.
Amperage should be 1.2 to 2.0 amps, (once the compressor has run for a few(5 to 10) minutes.
And the wattage should be 140 to 170 watts.
(A, + or - 10 %, would be within factory spec.)

*** though these instructions are titled "Timer Replacement", the procedure is the same for the ADC(adaptive defrost control) board.

Good Luck,

:) :) :)

Timer Replacement1. Disconnect the unit from the powersource.2. Open the fresh food door and removeany items on the top shelf.3. Remove the light shield cover by pullingdown on the back corners of the

cover and sliding the cover forward.

4. Remove the fascia/radiant shieldmounting screws. Remove the controlhousing mounting screw at the back ofthe control housing. Slide the controlhousing to the right and lower it fromthe control housing supports.5. Disconnect the temperature controlhousing electrical quick disconnects.6. Remove the temperature control housingfrom the refrigerator and place on aflat work surface.7. Remove the two timer mountingscrews.8. Disconnect the electrical connectorfrom the timer.9. Install the replacement timer in reverse

order of removal.

ADAPTIVE DEFROST CONTROLThe adaptive defrost control assembly is amicroprocesser controlled defrost timer.This new control allows defrost to occuronly when needed, compared to mechanicaltimers which defrost at a preset intervalwhether it is necessary or not. The newcontrol will continually adjust defrost intervalsbased on the amount of time the defrostheater is energized. This allows thedefrost intervals to be adjusted closer tothe optimum defrost interval based on use,